Compact loader backhoe

Description

FIG. 1 is a left side elevational view of a compact loader backhoe, showing our new design, with both buckets in the raised position;

FIG. 2 is an enlarged front elevational view thereof, with the frontloader bucket in a raised position;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevational view thereof, with both buckets in a resting position;

FIG. 4 is a partial rear perspective view thereof, with the backhoe bucket in a raised position;

FIG. 5 is an enlarged right side perspective view thereof, shown broken away to better show the engine and main tractor body;

FIG. 6 is an enlarged rear elevational view thereof, shown broken away to better show the backhoe bucket boom and stabilizers of the rear portion of the design;

FIG. 7 is left side perspective view thereof, shown broken away to better show the operator seat and compartment of the tractor;

FIG. 8 is a front left side perspective view thereof, shown broken away to better show the operator seat, compartment, and controls; and,

FIG. 9 is a perspective view thereof, shown broken away to better show the operator control panel and steering wheel of the claimed design.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
4182456 January 8, 1980 Paul
4950127 August 21, 1990 Weyer
4952116 August 28, 1990 Weyer
5479729 January 2, 1996 Eslambolchi
5606809 March 4, 1997 Allen
Other references
  • RER Magazine, advertising excerpts, Jan. 1997 issue, including print advertisements for Terramite, Predator, Dig-It, and Mandig. Terramite T5C brochure, excerpts containing depictions of T5C tractor loader backhoe, published long before 1996. RER Magazine, advertising excerpt, Jan. 1996 issue, print advertisement for Dig-It. Grounds Maintenance, advertising excerpt, May 1996 issue, print advertisement for Dig-It. Allmand Bros. "Contractor" brochure, circa 1996, excerpts containing depictions of Contractor tractor loader backhoe.
Patent History
Patent number: D406151
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 3, 1997
Date of Patent: Feb 23, 1999
Assignee: The Terramite Corporation (Cross Lanes, WV)
Inventors: John Paul Cunningham (Hurricane, WV), Robert K. Cunningham (Dunbar, WV), Larry L. Redman (Cross Lanes, WV), Jay Phillips (Bancroft, WV)
Primary Examiner: Sandra L. Morris
Law Firm: Cahn & Samuels, LLP
Application Number: 0/66,040
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: With Scoop Or Blade (D15/25)
International Classification: 1504;